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Ferdinand II (Italian: Ferdinando Carlo Maria; Sicilian: Ferdinannu Carlu Maria; Neapolitan: Ferdinando Carlo Maria; 12 January 1810 – 22 May 1859) was King of the Two Sicilies from 1830 until his death in 1859.
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Ferdinand II, 1830–1859. Francis II, 1859–1861. In 1860–61 with influence from Great Britain and William Ewart Gladstone 's propaganda, the kingdom was absorbed into the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the title dropped. It is still claimed by the head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies .
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Son of Ferdinand I 19 August 1777 – 8 November 1830 (aged 53) Ferdinand II Ferdinando II: 8 November 1830 – 22 May 1859 (28 years, 6 months and 14 days) Son of Francis I 12 January 1810 – 22 May 1859 (aged 49) Francis II Francesco II: 22 May 1859 – 20 March 1861 (1 year, 9 months and 26 days) Son of Ferdinand II 16 January 1836 – 27 ...
May 18, 2024 · Ferdinand II (born January 12, 1810, Palermo [Italy]—died May 22, 1859, Caserta) was the king of the Two Sicilies from 1830. He was the son of the future king Francis I and the Spanish infanta María Isabel, a member of the branch of the house of Bourbon that had ruled Naples and Sicily from 1734.
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Aug 12, 2021 · Vittorio Emanuele II, King of Sardinia became a driving force behind the Italian unification movement along with Giuseppe Garibaldi, a general and nationalist, and Giuseppe Mazzini, a politician and journalist. Garibaldi conquered Naples and Sicily, the territories of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies.
Ferdinand II was King of the Two Sicilies from 1830 until his death in 1859.
It was created by Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, after the Congress of Vienna of 1814, by uniting the Kingdom of Sicily and the Kingdom of Naples, which had been ruled by Joseph Bonaparte who conferred the title "Prince of Naples" to be hereditary on his children and grandchildren, during the reign of Napoleon.
